Awhile ago I did a blog post on tropes that I love. This was mostly, Gentle Reader, to give the book group an idea of the kinds of books I gravitate towards. Also it's nice to be able to direct publicity teams hunting for blurbs for new releases at something and say, "Is the book you're pimping like this? No? Then I won't like it."

To that end, I have built the following list of tropes I dislike as well. I don't gripe often, so I hope you will excuse me this minor grumble.

Hero's journey

Rape

Teams with only one woman

Female protagonist with no female friends

Female-skinned character (biologically women, but they think and act like men)

Women characters only described by their appearance

Abusive/stalker Alpha males

Depressed main character

{Gail's monthly read along for July is: Passion Blue by Victoria Strauss}

Book News:iam-indeed.com said of Prudence, “A solid introduction to a new series with plenty of character building and time spent to set a tone, the reintroduction of characters from other stories, or new characters that feel hauntingly familiar and a wonderfully charming tone keep this a fun, light and amusing read.”